03-12-13

In Diversity Push, Cornell Outlines

Goals for Colleges

By KERRY CLOSE Sun Senior Writer

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Victim Details Night of Shooting

Man shot on Oak Ave. says he ‘thought he was dead’

By AKANE OTANI Sun Managing Editor

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1 • Student Creative Writing

The Undisputed Lightweight Champion of the World Student Creative Writing • 2 By Thamyr Golafaie ’15

It’s all fun and games until you wake up in your bed less than a week into the academic school year blanketed in dried vomit with no pants or under wear on They told me that the drinking game Kings had ‘ no losers’ This appealed to me because I assumed that 1) I could become emotionally involved in the game because I would not be preoccupied with my greatest fear – failure and 2) they really meant what they said, thus solidifying our friendship Well, after much reflection I must say waking up covered in one ’ s dried puke without pants or under wear on qualifies as losing in any activity

Fear of failure has domineering control over my actions They must have known this, and so garnished the cunning lie that Kings lacked a losing party Like A Dream Deferred, my pride festered at the reality that I had lost; no one else playing Kings blacked out that night They all won and I lost (Though, I suspect that I was the only person actually drinking alcohol Maybe ever yone else had secret flasks brimming with juice that they filled their cups with when I was not paying attention ) My inability to ‘hang’ with the others enhanced my internalized infantility It’s not enough that I do not look like the twenty-two year old that I am; I must also have the alcohol tolerance of a preschooler Perhaps next time when the grownups decide to play Kings they will be kind, give me a juice box, and put me down for a nap

When I awoke, the vomit caked on the carpet indicated that an exorcism had recently occurred Father Svedka had drained the poltergeist of sobriety from my body and now I could let The Holy Spirit of Remorse into my life Hallelujah! I peeled the covers back slowly My red “Cornell 2015” shirt was covered in throw-up I looked even further under the covers and lo and behold, I ’

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d o n a f r a t e r n i t yh o u s e p o o l t a b l e ? In t h i s c a s e , I w o u l d h a ve t o g o t o e ve r y k n ow n p h a r m a c y a l o n g t h e E a s t e r n s e a b o a rd a n d c l e a n o u t t h e i r s u p p l y o f Pl a n B e m e r g e n c y c o n t r a c e pt i ve s I w o u l d m u n c h o n t h o s e p i l l s l i k e t h e y we re s k i tt l e s E a c h d a y f o r t h e n e x t m o n t h o r s o , I w o u l d s c r u b e ve r y c re

Students can send poetry and fiction submissions to jkose@cornellsun com

Frat Goat Leaves Former Home for Greener Pastures

By ERICA AUGENSTEIN

Sun Staff Wr ter

Bella, the former pet goat and mascot of the Sigma Chi fraternity, left her on-campus home in the fraternity’s house for a 175-acre shelter for farm animals in Watkins Glen, N Y , last week The animal will remain at the shelter for the duration of its life, according to Kate Walker, the humane investigator for the Tompkins County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Walker said Sigma Chi was forced to relinquish the goat for zoning reasons The goat was initially turned over to the Tompkins County SPCA before being placed with Watkins Glen-based Farm Sanctuary, the largest farm animal rescue and protection organization in the country

The fraternity said it enjoyed having the goat although she was not allowed to stay

“We loved having Bella at Greystone, and we ’ re happy she’s receiving the same amount of love and attention at [the farm],” a fraternity statement said

Walker said that “ one of the main issues [with a goat residing in a fraternity house] is the City of Ithaca prohibits any type of farm animal or exotic animal at all ”

Still, Walker said that the fraternity clearly cared for the goat

“When they brought in the goat [to the SPCA], they had all the proper supplies,” Walker said “They did seem to care for the goat, ” she said, adding that “it seems to happen usually once a year, [where] we have a fraternity [in the area] get a goat as a pet ”

Susie Coston, the national shelter director of the Farm Sanctuary, said the organization rescues animals used in food production from situations of “abuse and neglect ”

Although Bella was not abused, it was removed from the fraternity house because the situation is not the natural environment for the animal, according to Coston

“In this case, [the goat ’ s removal] is kind of just to raise awareness that it is not an ideal situation for an animal to be used as a mascot, ” Coston said

She said that the Farm Sanctuary learned of Bella when one of its members brought it to the attention to the group

“We have a few members in Ithaca who had actually seen the goat, and it got around that there was a goat at a fraternity house,” Coston said

Coston added that the situation with Bella was not unique

“We get calls about mascots We took in two lambs that were used in a play In the play, the people who were acting didn’t realize was that [the sheep] have to go back to a farm,” Coston said

She also said that Bella’s new location in the sanctuary is ideal

“[A fraternity] is a lonely place to be a goat because they function in a herd Everyone wanted her to be healthy and happy,” Coston said “We are just really happy that it worked out this way, and she will have the perfect life ”

Cornell Women of Color Conference Explores Race, Gender, S ocial Justice

By LAUREN BERGELSON Sun Contributor

The Cornell Women of Color Coalition hosted its second annual Women of Color Conference “Brave Bodies: Deconstructing Intersections of Identity” in Statler Hall Friday and Saturday

The conference began Friday night with a performance by artistactivist Sydnie L Mosley and continued through Saturday with a resource fair and workshops on topics such as race and gender identity, women of color in the workplace, social justice and sexuality

“Our conference is designed to create an empowering space for women of color and other members of our community to have candid discussions, hear from speakers and performers and participate in workshops,” said Jessica Guadalupe Perez ’13, publicity chair of the WOCC

Among the 70 participants at the conference, there were members of Cornell student organizations and residents of the greater Ithaca community, as well as students from Wells College and Howard University

In addition to attracting participants outside of the Cornell community, the WOCC executive board had specific goals in mind for the

conference According to Anna-Lisa Castle ’14, workshops chair of the WOCC, the gruop tried to expand upon the conference held last year

“To build on what was discussed last year, we brought in topics of religious identity, gender and race in the environmental movement, in the workplace and feminist Marxist work This year, a lot more intersections are being brought to the forefront,” Castle said According to Maya Mundell ’14, who attended both conferences, “The variety of workshops [this year] was more interesting The relationship between the environment, sustainability and social justice is one example of the unique topics discussed ”

Castle said that WOCC aimed to present a wider variety of speakers and views than was provided at the previous year ’ s conference

“This year, we brought in speakers with different research backgrounds and experience teaching and facilitating There was more of a mix of voices represented,” Castle said Morgan Mathews, a junior at Howard University, lauded the diversity of the discussions at the conference

“What I can appreciate the most were the different perspectives, the diversity of education and topics dis-

cussed and the practically of what was being discussed,” Mathews said Castle also emphasized the complexity of the issue of race in relation to gender, adding that this was a focus of the conference

“In race-based or cultural affinity spaces, there’s not always a lot of room to talk about gender, and in gender-based or feminist spaces there’s not always a lot of room to talk about race, ” Castle said “Often, you have to choose which side of your identity to highlight, but the purpose of this conference is to create a space to empower women of color and think simultaneously in terms of gender and race ” Participants reacted positively to the conference’s overall impact

“The conference was very inclusive, empowering and interdisciplinary I applaud [the WOCC] for that,” Mundell said Ideas have already been discussed for next year ’ s conference, according to Perez

“People were already talking about next year ’ s conference,” Perez said “It is wonderful to hear that the legacy, started by a group of students a couple of years ago, will continue in Cornell ”

Police Looking for Sex Offender in Trumansburg Trumansburg police, Schuyler County sheriff ’ s deputies and state parole officers are looking for a level-two sex offender who may have discarded his electronic monitoring bracelet at a residence next to the Trumansburg high school campus this morning, according to The Ithaca Journal

Local Chef to Compete on 'Hell's Kitchen'

A chef with ties to Odesa is set to appear on a reality competition show due to premiere Tuesday, according to The Ithaca Journal

Third Candidate Joins Tioga County D A Race

A third Republican joined in the race for Tioga County district attorney, according to The Ithaca Journal

Defendant in Ithaca Murder Pleads to Manslaughter

In a deal with prosecutors, Gary “Pops” Lowe has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in connection with the 2011 shooting death of Francisco "Rico" Santiago, according to The Ithaca Journal

Compiled by Lauren Avery ’15

University Revises Initiatives Targeting Diversity

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most “workable and achievable” during the past year

“ We had intended all along to revise [the initiatives] ever y year, ” Brown said “Since last year was a year when people were proposing the initiatives, we needed to have a different kind of goal this year ”

The updated initiatives, Brown said, provide specific examples of how engagement and inclusion could be implemented on a college or depar tmental level

For instance, to satisfy the goal of engagement, the revised plan suggests that each college appoint one faculty member to encourage underrepresented faculty members to attend activities offered by the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity, which provides resources and training for faculty members on diversity issues To improve inclusion –– an area Brown said focuses on bettering interpersonal relationships –– the ne w goals encourage faculty to par ticipate in an annual training session focused on issues of gender, race, ethnicity and disability

Moving for ward, Renee Alexander ’74, associate dean of students and director of intercultural programs, who is a member of the UDC, said the UDC hopes to make grant money available to colleges and units that might require additional funds to meet their diversity goals

“ We are encouraging people to take on the hard stuff,” she said “Some of that might not be possible without help We’d like to help them realize the goals of whatever they’re working on ”

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marathon and not a sprint,” Alexander said “ We kne w that coming out of the star ting block we had to allow ourselves room to modify and tweak and we moved forward ” Alexander pointed to the goal within the Division of Student and Academic Ser vices to increase the retention of black males at Cornell, who have a 75-percent graduation rate within six years –– a figure she called “ unac-

“In order to really craft a meaningful initiative, one has to take a look at the source [and] the root of the problem, and that’s a multifaceted, multi-layered answer.”

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“In order to really craft a meaning ful initiative, one has to take a look at the source [and] the root of the

answer, ” Alexander said “ We are going to stick to it, [but] we are going to be ver y realistic It’s not going to happen overnight ” Brown said the UDC will meet with the individual diversity councils of colleges and units on Wednesday to continue its assessment of the efficacy of the diversity initiatives

“ We’re excited to learn more about what they’ve been doing,” Brown said “ That will be a chance for them to demonstrate their progress to us and for us to provide our own input on what’s been going on ”

The revised initiatives also include updated definitions of two of the areas of focus: engagement and inclusion While the plan also targets the composition and achievement of underrepresented minorities on campus, Brown said engagement and inclusion of these groups on campus is a concept that is often difficult to quantify “ W h e n yo u t a l k a b o u t a c h i e ve m e n t , [ i t ’ s ] m o re straightfor ward,” she said “For instance, for a faculty member, it’s about tenure For a student, it’s about good grades or graduating on time But engagement and inclusion are a little harder to define in a straightforward way They’re a little harder to measure ”

“ We want people to understand those [goals of engagement and inclusion] are equally valid,” Brown said “ We want the diversity councils to think about their own college and their own unit and what’s most likely to be work best there ”

Alexander also said that individual colleges and units should work toward implementing the goals of Toward Ne w Destinations in a way that best suits their specific needs

“ There is a lot of room for personalizing these initiatives,” she said “ The impor tance of having a document that evolves is ver y, ver y impor tant We want people to feel comfor table doing this We don’t want people to resent having to do it ”

Kerry Close can be reached at kclose@cornellsun com

S hooter ‘ Wanted Hi s Head ’, O ne Witness Recalled

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eater y ’ s bathroom When Tate returned to the car parked on Oak Avenue he saw McCargo walking toward him with a gun in his right hand, according to court documents

“He said, ‘ Talk that, shoot now, ’ and he pointed the gun at me, ” Tate said in the court documents

Pringle grabbed both of McCargo’s arms and “told him to chill,” and Tate who estimated he was five feet away from McCargo said he “took off running ”

Tate, who said he believed Pringle had “[taken] care of it because it was his

friend,” returned to the car four minutes later

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home, saying to Tate that McCargo wanted his head, according to the court docum e n t s Pr i n g l e a d d e d t h a t Mc C a r g o threatened to shoot him if he did not let him chase after Tate Tate also said he was

later told by a friend that he was shot because he had been “disrespectful ” Returning home, Tate could not find his parents, who had left to search for him, according to court documents When he found them outside, he said, “I showed them where I was shot, and we called 911 ” Tate was treated for the gunshot wound at Cayuga Medical Center, where he was deemed to be in stable condition McCargo is currently awaiting sentencing

Akane Otani can be reached at aotani@cornellsun com

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she is optimistic about the future of the project

“In the summertime, Ithacans are looking for any and all outdoor activities It’s a dining opportunity, but it’s also a recreation opportunity and communitybuilding opportunity ”

Seaver emphasized her willingness to be flexible about the locations of the roundups, which will likely rotate from month to month After seeing Common Council members’ reactions, she said,

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Questioning the Need for an International Student Center

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Although my identities are inherently political in the American context, I am expected to remain apolitical, silent and out of sight I will be integrated into the American mainstream after forgoing ethnic and religious symbols, ideology and any foreign ties To become American, I must w

products that dismantle individuality

Those of marginalized identities must cater to the comfort of those in power; we are expected to live as model, problem or i

prides itself on being a multicultural nation Yet we expect ever yone to think, act

Similarly, Cornell University reproduces this type of environment Although diversity is celebrated, there is little emphasis on exploring the implications of power and privilege in this forced melting pot that is Cornell The multiculturalism of the U S and Cornell ser ves to silence and dismiss most forms of dissent There is a reason that I fear talking about the oppression I face by the police state, the occupation of Palestine and the exploitation of indigenous lands by imperialist powers Fear and silence go hand in hand

This fear to dissent translates into my experiences within my own social groups Generally, those who fear calling out their marginalization in the American context are also fearful of naming the oppression that occurs within their own communities

These experiences function together to perpetuate the miserable conditions of those excluded by the American dream, without hope of escape or relief

The combinations of my identities as an American and an Arab have left me fighting a war on all fronts I will be jailed for speaking out against the imperialism that enslaves my people and dismissed as an extremist Similarly, I will be ostracized for exposing the discrimination that occurs within my communities and discarded as a native informer

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structures and stifling fears are preser ved Students participate in superficial conversations about identities without mention of how imperialism, capitalism and the surveillance state create and maintain injustice Engaging with issues of race and multiculturalism on campus takes the form of cultural showcases, distracting dances and foods that entertain and feed the ver y people who benefit from the exploitation of my people I do not wish to undermine the value of cultural expression Rather, I wish to question why the accepted form of multiculturalism on campus excludes the nar-

Muslim Arab, I am expected to teach the white man about the exotic features of my heritage and also educate him about Islam in an apolitical manner so that he feels comfortable

To enjoy the American dream is to ser ve the white man I must remain silent, veil my politics and renounce aspects of my i d

nance All the while, I must feed the white man falafels and belly dance for him so that he can live knowing that he is “cultured ” To be an American who is also Arab and Muslim is to re-brand and bleach myself into a friendly token in this lie that is multiculturalism

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Beyond Cay uga ’ s Waters

For a college ne wspaper, The Sun’s headl i n e s a r e n o t a b l y broad in scope: terms like “DREAM Act” or “divestment ” may ver y well soon

o v e r t a k e “f r a t e r n i t y s u spended” as the most commonly used phrase on the front page Cornell, of course, has a long and storied histor y of grassroots activism, as well as a long relationship to the broader political context of the day From the moment

t h e Un i v e r s i t y ’ s l i f e b l o o d began to flow from the tip of Abraham Lincoln’s pen when he signed the Land

Gr a n t A c t , C o r n e l l h a s a l w a y s h a d a n i n t i m a t e relationship with national issues It has never been an ivor y tower built to absorb the s h o c k w a v e s o f a n ever-shifting world It has moved with it

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Much of the editorial’s concerns lie in the (perhaps uncomfor table) reality that it will not be Cornell’s student body ultimately making this decision, but the institutional power str ucture of the University The same, perhaps, can be said of Cornell’s recent step into the limelight on immigrat i o n r e f o r m : Pr e s i d e n t

D a v i d Sk o r t o n ’ s p e r s o n a l suppor t of reform has foisted the issue into campus dialogue, not vice versa A s i m i l a r s i t u a t i o n c a n b e found in Skor ton ’ s call for g u n c o n t r o l a f t e r t h e Ne w t o w n m a s s a c r e l a s t year In 2013, Cornell seems to be expressing its progres-

Cornell has never been “neutral”: as with any great insititution, it has had a stake in every major societal shift over the past century

St r a i g h t H a l l , o u r Un i v e r s i t y h a s l e d t h e charge into the future The University’s for ward-thinking involvement in national issues has always been the essence of Big Red: a c l a r i o n c a l l , h o w e v e r imper fect or premature, to signal that a change is coming

Earlier this year, however, a Sun editorial decried the University’s adoption of Kyoto NOW!’s divestment

p r o t o c o l O n i t s f a c e , a Un i v e r s i t y - w i d

e f f o r t t o reduce fossil fuels would seem a fitting continuation of Cornell’s for ward-looking legacy, as the University seeks to tackle an issue with which our society is only beginning to grapple

So, why the opposition?

sive tendencies as an institution, with reform effor ts spearheaded by its administration in response to student pressure that is perhaps not as visible as the massive rallies on Ho Plaza characteristic of the ramb u n c t i o u s s t u d e n t m ov ements for women ’ s rights a n d r a c i a l e q u a l i t y I w o u l d , h ow e v e r, d i s a g re e with the claim that these top-down effor ts at reform a r e i n a p p r o p r i a t e f o r o r inconsistent with Cornell’s place as an historic university

At the hear t of this argument is whether or not the administration ought to be able to follow an “agenda” in pursuing a set of policies The fact of the matter is that the issues now facing the University are too complex for student activism alone Whether there is a g r o u n d s w e l l o f s t u d e n t

s u p p o r t f o r a n i n i t i a t i v e (such as KyotoNOW!’s persistent advocacy of divestment) or whether there is not (I haven’t yet seen a rally in Ho Plaza in favor of a n i m m i g r a t i o n b i l l ) , a l l these future-oriented polic i e s re q u i re , i n t h e e n d , m a j o r a d m i n i s t r a t i v e action Gone are the days w h e n a m a s s i v e s t u d e n t protest of the Vietnam War would send a message to the nation in and of itself For Cornell to lead the way o n i s s u e s l i k e c l i m a t e c h a n g e a n d i m m i g r a t i o n reform, the administration a s w e l l a s s t u d e n t a c t i v i s t s m u s t b e allowed to push for change W h i l e

it may have been enough for the University to “foster dialogue” on equal rights or social equality for the sake o f e n l i g h t e n i n g i t s s t udents, no amount of dialogue on the dangers of clim a t e c h a n g e w i l l s t o p a n o t h e r Hu r r i c a n e Sa n d y from destroying the NYC Tech Campus before it has even been completed No number of discussion panels on immigration reform w i l l k e e p t a l e n t e d b u t undocumented students at Cornell unless the administration acts aggressively on a national and Universitywide scale to ensure that they can The issues of the d a y re q u i re n o t o n l y a n intellectually accommodating administration, but a p r o a c t i v e i n s t i t u t i o n a l s t r u c t u re t h a t i s a b l e t o advance the goals it deems critical to the University’s future Acting on divest-

m e n t o r u n d o c u m e n t e d students is not so much a b a l d l y “ p o l i t i c a l ” a c t a s much as it is a recognition that the status quo is not and has never been accepta b l e t o C o r n e l l ’ s f u n d amental values If, out of a fear of overstepping its bounds as a steadfastly “neutral” institution, the administration abdicates its role in discussing and addressing critical issues such as climate change, immigration, gun c o n t r o l a n d s e x u a l v i olence, the University will lose its sacred and timehonored status as a major p l a y e r i n A m e r i c a n progress You see, Cornell has never been “neutral:” as with any great institution, it has had a stake in ever y major societal shift over the past centur y Why should that role wane now, simply because this latest batch of issues requires administrative, rather than only student-led, action?

Coming from a tradition of passionate students a n d f o r w a r d - t h i n k i n g a d m i n i s t r

, i t i s C o r

perhaps, that is breaking their end of the bargain, rather than a supposedly o

ation Aside from a select group of students, it is hard to see the University up in arms about anything aside t h e i n t

l e s n i p i n

over the Israeli-Palestinian crisis If we students rediscover our ability to ensnare and redirect the often-antediluvian political discourse of the nation, the bold and for ward-thinking actions of

seem less out of place

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

BY RACHEL ELLICOTT Sun Blogs Editor

On Sunday night, actor and comedian Joel McHale took the stage in front of an almost sold out crowd at Bailey Hall After the performance, The Sun sat down with McHale to talk about Community, The Soup and the future of his career

THE SUN: So the first question I wanted to ask you was how is the working environment on the Community set without Chevy Chase there?

JOEL MCHALE: Well the thing [is] if you watch Community, which you better, because it’s a big cast there’s a lot of storylines [so] people aren ’ t always featured with a story so that’s basically what happened He clearly was not happy being there and he had said it in multiple interviews that he hated the hours He liked “the kids,” he called us [that] ’ cause I’m such a kid, but he also said how much he hated the writing so he didn’t want to be there If you ’ re in a storyline without certain characters, you just didn’t see the other people until they were, you know, in your storylines, so he just happened to not be in those storylines

SUN: How do you feel about the direction the show is going in without [former showrunner] Dan Harmon?

J M : Well thankfully, I mean Dan Harmon is a living genius and he created the show, obviously, and he gave me the job of a lifetime So the good news was that there was a number of writers that were left over from the previous staff and they knew what a Community episode was, or is, and

Dan also said in an interview listen to make ‘ em dance and you guys will probably be ok So it definitely wasn ’ t the same, but, just like anything, if a part of it that you were used to is gone, it s not gonna be the same So yeah, it was definitely different

SUN: Why do you think the format of The Soup, which has been going on for nine years now, has worked and inspired other shows like The Dish and Tosh 0?

J M : The Dish worked out [whispers] it didn’t work out

SUN: I liked The Dish!

J M : I liked The Dish, too, because Danielle Fishel is really terrific It’s Topanga, come on! I think it works, because, well, it was invented by Greg Kinnear and somebody else, I can ’ t remember their name, way back in ’91 before you were on this planet You were on your other planet And it’s a very simple idea, which is just you show a clip and you make fun of it, and I think that’s why it works And there is an unending amount of crappy television with the advent of technology to bring you 1,000 different channels and reality programming being the cheapest form of show to make It will never stop So that’s why, and I mean Tosh does a great show and he focuses on, you know, videos and those will never stop

SUN: So what did you think of Daniel Tosh when his show first came out? Were you like, “Hey, that’s my thing?”

J M : Well, no, it’s not like there’s a patent on the format There’s a ton of like late night talk shows that have the same format, but his show was really, really funny and that makes a difference, obviously, and he’s also on a very popular network, so he is well-promoted But, you know, the poop is in the pudding you need someone who’s good at it, which, obviously, he is Just like late night talk shows where you can stick someone in there in the format if they’re not good, it’s not gonna work, but if you get Jimmy Kimmel or Jimmy Fallon or Craig Ferguson or Conan, you ’ re gonna be fine

SUN: What film did you enjoy working the most on?

J M : Oh boy Well most recently, Ted was really fun Ted was really fun ’ cause it was very collaborative and Seth MacFarlane is a genius and he is a brilliant writer and that whole movie is him And that set was a very fun place I mean, working with Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg was pretty amazing I did this movie called, The Big Year, where I got to work with Kevin Pollak and the great Steve Martin, and I could not believe that I was there doing that, because I was such a huge fan and continue to be such a huge fan of Steve Martin, so that was really fun

J o e l M c H i t o r M i s s

BY RACHEL ELLICOTT Sun Blogs Editor

Joel McHale is a man of many talents: stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer and killer bicep toter Being politically correct, however, is not one of them

Alec Durkheimer ’13, President of the Cornell Comedy Club, thoroughly enjoyed the show “I thought it was funny I thought it was very pop culture-oriented, which was interesting and had wide appeal I thought he brought a lot of what was hilarious about The Soup to the set, which was funny for me ”

While he did have some people rolling, there was oftentimes more groaning than laughing at his offensive material At least he was sure to not leave anyone out, making fun of Ithaca College, Muslims, people from Wisconsin, Asians, Republicans, overweight people, women, people with colored contacts, transgendered people, hermaphrodites, Indians, math-lovers and his grandmother

David Kingsley, the Technical Director at Bailey Hall, also noticed the uneasiness of the audience "I’ve been doing sound for events for a long time, and I take notice of what kind of response performers get From my perspective, Joel McHale didn’t get belly laughs like Louis C K , to contrast, because people were on edge afraid on some level When comedy is mean, anyone is a target An audience, especially a highly diverse audience, senses this

There is a wariness that may be mostly unconscious, but is obvious to an audience-listener,” Kingsley said Durkheimer didn t think McHale could have avoided this reaction “I think it’s O K for some people to be offended and some not That’s what productive discourse is about,” Durkheimer said

Some thought that people should have come to the show knowing what to expect “When you watch Family Guy or go to an Eminem concert, you can ’ t get offended by material You aren ’ t forced to go That’s Joel McHale and that’s what he does,” said Parsa Salehi ’13

There was some material that could have done better For instance, he had a lot about his three-year-old son that had potential However, he might have taken it too far Kingsley agreed that McHale missed the mark “Come on jokes about hitting your three-year-old and feeling all-powerful about it don’t do much to articulate the kind of world we are creating I think Cornell can do better "

As someone who has been watching The Soup since an inappropriately young age, I personally loved the show I can see how others may have been offended by his routine, and I do agree that he did cross the line at times, but that is his style and it is what millions have come to love him for His job is to make fun of people and culture, he delivered

SUN: What do you see yourself doing in the long run –more movies or continuing with television?

J M : I think I like rocketry

SUN: Oh OK, that too

J M : Rocketry or hosiery

SUN: That would have been my next guess

J M : Orthodontia Well, in the foreseeable future, I mean I’m still doing The Soup, which I love doing; it’s very fun And then Community is up in the air [with] whether we ’ re going to get picked up or not for a fifth season, which, you know, I’m hoping for So, if that happens, that will start up in July, but I’m doing a movie in early April it’s me and Robin Williams and I am thrilled I can ’ t believe I am working with him He’s playing my father and I mean, if you had told me that No, so yeah, to work with him, I mean I cannot believe it I mean I feel like I have tricked everybody and I think a lot of actors think that, which is fine because I’m thrilled to think that as long as I get to do it

SUN: Looking at your IMDB page, we noticed that you had a guest appearance on Bill Nye the Science Guy J M : Before you were alive

SUN: On a sketch called, “The People’s Quart and the Case of the Flowing Fluid

J M : That was like ’95 Were you born?

SUN: It was ’98, I think J M : When were you born?

SUN: I was born in ’93

J.M.: ’98, oh right, yup Cornell grad! But yup, the thing about Bill Nye is that he is clearly not well-educated His college degree has failed him Bill is obviously a very talented guy and a very rare combination of a person who is smart technically, scientifically, mathematically, but can communicate big concepts with great performances and humor so he’s quite a rare individual

SUN: The clip was great, by the way So you were in Theta Chi fraternity, according to Wikipedia, and then I read in an interview that you said, “It was only four and a half weeks; why is it on Wikipedia?”

J M : They keep putting it up there

SUN: Yeah, and we have a very vast Greek community here

J.M.: I will say it was a great place for people to learn how to be alcoholics, misogynists and racists, but, so yeah, it was a great time And, see, I’ll say that and then on Twitter, the Theta Chi’s will be like, “Hey man, why you banging on us?” and then it’ll stay on my Wikipedia page, and so I always have to insult them But it stays, so I will continue the insults

SUN: So your thoughts on Greek life then not so great?

J M : It was definitely not for me I really hated it Mostly, I just hated the stink of the place I felt like Agent Smith in The Matrix I’d go to the sororities and be like, it’s perfect here It smells good, they keep it clean, there’s clean food, there’s women everywhere So yes, I was always like, “Why do we have to live like this?” I got out of high school and I was like I m going to college, we re going to college, we ’ re mature now, and then you ’ re like, “Oh no, we ’ re not anymore We’re nuts Please, yes, we ’ re close!”

The Window Sex Project:

Calling for Societal Transformation Through Ar tistic Expression

TINA AHMADI Sun Staff Writer

Walking in to the Women of Color Conference last Friday to see the six woman dance group Window Sex Project, I expected to witness a two to three minute interpretive dance I was surprised, instead, to find that the performance “The Window Sex Project” was a mesh of choreographed dance, monologues, visual art and fashion, designed to bring attention to issues of gender-based street harassment

At the start of the conference, guests enjoyed hors-d’oeuvres in a dimly lit room reminiscent of an upscale art gallery while the six women posed in different positions around the room like living pieces of art Next to each performer was a sign that read, “please do not interact with the art ” Blair

AHotchner, the technical director of the piece, said the setup was supposed to depict each girl’s “pin-up character ” “It’s supposed to be their most revealing option of clothing if they could dress how they wanted without getting harassed,” said Hotchner

Guadalupe Perez ’14, one of the primary organizers of the conference, described the set-up as, “Using humans as art and objectifying bodies ”

The setup of the show served to cast women in the roles of art, denying their individual intellectual and emotional value The arrangement was incredibly eye-opening Several guests wanted to speak with the performers, but could only watch as they silently changed their poses every few minutes

Following the “ art gallery” scene, the conference migrated to a performance room where the interpretive dance I had expected began The dance, choreographed by Syndie L Mosley, combined hip-hop, jazz and ballet styles to illustrate women ’ s internal struggle with street harassment In between each choreographed segment, performers recited monologues explaining the struggles each character had to deal with, from slurs to trying to bear the judgement of others At points, the performers depicted debility through slow, exhausted movements, conveying the consuming nature of harassment

During the discussion portion, “Don’t look back,” “Just keep walking” and “Asshole,” were all common thoughts that students said kept them going in the face of harassment

The Window Sex Project performance was incredibly interactive, drawing in the audience to participate throughout the performance During the show, the dancers often traveled through the audience or took

a minute to sit in the crowd as they played their roles

As the show came to a close, the audience members were each ousted from their seats and pulled up on stage to dance with the performers

Guests at the event felt the impact of the performance differently “I love their ability to share their stories, as a man and also as a man of color, I love standing in solidarity with that,” said Michael Ocana ’13, one of the few males in attendance

During the discussion portion, each performer described her personal experience and reasons for getting involved in the project A common experience both for women performing and in attendance at the conference was the discovery that the men involved in street harassment often did not realize the impact of their pursuant behavior “It’s all about intention,” said Leah King, one of the dancers and the author of the performance monologues Often, the person involved in the street harassment doesn’t realize that he or she is at fault, but when an undesired complement is repeated to a victim simply trying to complete his or her daily business, a comment can quickly turn from flattery to harassment

Though focused mainly on gender-based harassment, The Window Sex Project also

brought forth discussion of cultural and religious harassment issues and acknowledged that men can be victims of harassment too Street harassment is a prevalent issue that is often not addressed as seriously as it should be This performance did a phenomenal job of bringing an often overlooked issue to the table and sparking meaningful dialogue The performance reminded me to remain mindful of the reaction of those we converse with If you can

discomfort,

Tina Ahmadi is a sophomore in the College of Human Ecolog y She can be reached at tahmadi@cornellsun com

The Appeal of Tampa, Fla.

s a native New Yorker, I struggle to write this, but the city with the cultural output I am most excited by this year is not my own Rather, it is Tampa, Florida home of the Buccaneers, the Florida Aquarium and, recently, the Republican National Convention Somehow, this midsized city nicknamed the “Big Guava” (according to Wikipedia) has become home to some of the most boundary pushing movies and music you’ll see and hear this year Tampa first received its moment in the spotlight last year, ser ving as the backdrop for auteur director Steven Soderbergh’s male stripper epic Magic Mike Based on leading man Channing Tatum’s real life experiences shaking it in the city, Magic Mike was an aesthetic and allegorical masterpiece, brilliantly written, directed and, especially, acted In the film, Tampa is the embodiment of the modern day ills of capitalism, a not-quite-Gomorrah that is fertile ground for sex, drugs and stripping

This week, Tampa has surfaced in cultural discussion again On Friday, another visionary director’s journey to the Sunshine State will be opening: Spring Breakers The latest movie from Harmony Korine was filmed in adjoining St Pete Beach but bears all the signs of good ol’ fashioned Tampa debauchery Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine play a group of neon, b i k i n i - c l a d friends who join forces to have the most kick ass spring break ever, taking to gun-toting crime to finance their fun

(I’m going to assume the promotional build-up to Spring Breakers marks the first time a Disney star has been on the cover of Frenvh film magazine Cahiers du Cinema ) Down in Florida, they hook up with a cornrowed rapper ( James Franco, he of this past weekend’s biggest movie) and a drug dealer (Gucci Mane, making his film debut) It’s a hedonistic

journey into the world of teenage indulgence, all soundtracked by Skrillex

I’ve written about both of these movies in this space before, but I hope I’m not coming off as repetitive On their own, I find Magic Mike and Spring Breakers extraordinarily interesting and radical one being, potentially, my favorite film of 2012 and the other the one I’m most immediately excited about in 2013 It’s worth noting that they were filmed 30 minutes away from each other in a state I primarily associate with Ultra Music Festival, voter suppression and my grandparents (who are considerably cooler than both Ultra and Florida politics) The simple fact is that at least two well-established and acclaimed film directors are finding inspiration in the madness of the Tampa Bay area

But Tampa isn’t all about excess It’s also home to restraint, exemplified in the music of Merchandise definitely one of my favorite bands currently putting out music Merchandise’s sound is dark, sometimes difficult, yet somehow uplifting It can sound like a mix of Depeche Mode, The Smiths and modern indie music, but not really like anyone in particular It’s standout songs go well over the three-minute single mark, and “Become What You Are,” which is potentially its best one, is over 10 minutes long But it is still the band I’ll play when I’m hanging out with friends, partially because I’m selfish, but mostly because I truly believe this is a band that everyone can appreciate There is an easy universality to it’s more recent music (I mean this in a good way), especially songs like “Time” and “Become What You Are” off of last year ’ s Children of Desire EP, and new track “Anxiety’s Door” from upcoming April release Totale Nite

However, the band wasn ’ t always like this The duo formed in Tampa’s hardcore scene, hardly the place to nurture an inviting aesthetic Speaking to Pitchfork last July, songwriter Carson Cox told the website, “The punk scene was not a friendly place People were not welcomed ” If you think all male strip clubs or bikini babes packing heat aren ’ t intimidating, I challenge you to go to a hardcore punk show I promise you’ll see there some scary shit going on down in Tampa Merchandise is different though It’s songs are mature and introspective, both musically and lyrically It’s a Tampa band, for sure, but it’s not the Tampa of Magic Mike and Spring Breakers The odd duality of the city makes it one of the most interesting places to watch, and I can ’ t wait to see what else it can produce this year

Peter Jacobs is a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences He can be reached at pjacobs@cornellsun com Big Talk appears alternate Tuesdays this semester

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NFL to Conduct Research on Head Injur ies, Improve Helmets

NEW YORK (AP) NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell imagines a day in the not-too-distant future when players could be checked to determine whether their genetic makeup leaves them more likely to develop brain disease

They then might be told to switch to a less dangerous position or give up football entirely

“In talking to the medical experts over several years, I think there’s a predisposition to most injuries, particularly to the brain, or to brain disease, ” Goodell said in an interview with The Associated Press on Monday “So we do want to know what those biomarkers are ” Goodell also envisions players being required with the union’s OK, of course to wear helmets containing sensors to detect hits that cause concussions Those helmets might be lighter and “less of a weapon ” than today’s, he said

Those are the kinds of advances the NFL and General Electric are hoping to produce in a partnership that could funnel up to $60 million over four years to research on head injuries and possible improvements to helmets

“Imaging of the brain, studying the brain, is still pretty far behind the study of cancer, heart disease, things like that,” GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt said “I look at this as a catalyst in terms of where the technology will go I would say you ’ re going to start seeing really strong activities almost immediately ”

Goodell, who spoke to the AP after a news conference at a GE office building, agreed about the importance of quick progress

“We weren ’ t looking at a long timetable,” he said “We wanted to see results quickly ” Not long after Goodell was forced to defend the league’s concussion policies at a congressional hearing in October 2009, the NFL began making changes Among them: new return-to-play guidelines; changing the co-chairmen of the NFL’s committee on concussions; and, expected for next season, putting independent neurological experts on sidelines during games

Thousands of former players are suing the league and its teams, saying that for years the NFL did not do enough to protect players from concussions Next month, a federal judge is scheduled to hear oral arguments on the league’s motion to dismiss

Such scrutiny “has no impact” on projects like the one with GE, Goodell said

“This is about looking forward,” he said “This is about the future This is about changing the way all of our lives are led, whether it’s riding a bicycle or playing football or being a member of the military ”

In September, the NFL announced a donation of $30 million for medical research to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, the NIH’s fundraising arm

One influential NFL owner, Robert Kraft of the New England Patriots, is pleased to see these kinds of projects now

“I wish it had happened sooner The evolution, the issue has been coming to the forefront and a lot of times we didn’t talk about it, or talk about it enough But we need to talk about it and do something about it,” Kraft said

“Everyone has been spending money in bits and pieces, but now it will be concentrated and this will become a tremendous resource, ” he added “I don’t think anyone has the answers, how to treat it, whether to continue to play there haven't been answers, and we need to find the answers ”

Red Defense Remains Strong in Loss to G.W.

Continued from page 16

four r uns on seven hits But the offense could not give him any suppor t The Red combined for just three hits against Colonials star ter Aaron Weisberg and four

t o t a l i n t h e g a m e S e n i o r

Spenser Souza had two of those hits and two of the team ’ s three RBI’s, but it was not enough

The Red returned to the field on Sunday, hoping to avenge the

l o s s e s o f t h e p r e v i o u s d a y

Sophomore pitcher Nick Busto did ever ything he could to keep his team in the game, going a c a r e e r - h i g h s i x i n n i n g s w h i l e allowing just two hits and no r uns

“Pitchers kind of have a separate arena from position players, so we ’ re kind of on the outside looking in,” Peters said “But when someone comes in that you didn’t expect to see in the star ting rotation right away and per forms above expectation, it’s

In the final game of the weekend, the Red’s bats finally woke up, exploding for six r uns in the first inning Souza led the frame off with a double down the leftfield line and scored on sophom o r e o u t f

l’s

Sophomore catcher Matt Hall, j u n ior in fie lde r Be n Sw in ford and Plantier also had RBIs in the big inning

“ We decided to take more accountability for our actions at the plate,” Peters said “A lot of calls weren ’ t going our way at the beginning [of the weekend] and we were getting down a little bit But that’s par t of baseball, so we said, ‘forget it,’ and star ted to take advantage of our oppor tunities ” S

Jones got his second straight win

reliever Rober to Suppa provided Jones’ suppor t, allowing just one earned r un in three innings of

“Once we start swinging the bats the way we want to, it will all add up to a very good team ”

s i n g l e s a n d t h e g a m e w e n t i n t o e x t r a i n n i n

t o o k t h e m o u n d a f t e r

B u s t o a n d h e l d t h e C o l o n i a l s s c o r e l e s s i n h i s f i r s t i n n i n g o f w o r k H o w e v e r, G e o r g e Wa s h i n g t o n s c o r e d o n a n e r r o r i n t h e b o t t o m o f t h e e i g h t h t o

c o m p l e t e t h e 1 - 0 w i n

According to Peters, although the offense remained stagnant, the strong pitching in the first three games was a good sign “ We still have a lot of returning talent for our staff, those guys we rely on ever y game to be our constants, ” he said “Once we star t swinging the bats the way we want to, it will all add up to a team that can swing it, play defense and pitch, and we’ll be a ver y good team ”

Houston Hawley then shut the door after giving the Red a scare by putting the tying r un on first base in the ninth

The Red will head to Boone, N C ,

Appalachian State next weekend

break The Mountaineers also qualified for the NCAA tournament last season and will be one of the many strong opponents the Red will face before moving into Ivy League play

“It’s always a cool aspect playing good competition because you get to see how they go about their business and you get to travel,” Peters said “One of the major par ts of our spring break is getting exposure to other playing styles They were in the UVA regional and had a lot of success [last year], so they should show us what type of caliber teams we’ll be up against ”

Scott Chiusano can be reached at schiusano@cornellsun com

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Cornell wrestling made history this past weekend after winning the team ’ s seventh consecutive Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling

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Nahshon Garrett, at 125 pounds, senior captain Kyle Dake, at 165 pounds and senior captain Steve Bosak, at 184 pounds, all won their respective weight classes

“ We we re re a l l y e xc i t e d because we were able to accomplish something no other team has ever been able to do, and we continue to show the Cornell w re s t l i n g t e a m ’ s d o m i n a n c e , ”

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y much looking forward to nationals and performing at a very high level ”

Dake was named the outstanding wrestler of the tournament

He a l s o re c e i ve d t h e Fl e t c h e r Award for the most team points in his career with 82 5 points and the Sheridan Award for having the most pins, with two, in the championship bracket in 3:06

In addition to the wins over the weekend, Cornell qualified

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Chris Villalonga, sophomore Jace Bennett and senior Stryker Lane

The wrestlers will travel to Des Moines, Iowa to compete for N C A A C h a m p i o n s h i p t i t l e s

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, while Bosak looks to secure his second NCAA title

At 125 pounds, Garrett faced the No 2 seed, Penn’s Mark Rappo, in the finals and won the EIWA tournament with a 6-1 victory over his opponent Bricker Dixon took seventh in the 133-weight bracket Ne

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“We were really excited because we were able to accomplish something no other team has ever been able to do, and we continue to show the Cornell wrestling team’s dominance ”

fourth for the day, after medically

against Navy’s Raymond Borja At 157 pounds, junior Jesse Shanaman placed sixth in his weight for the tournament

C.U. Swept by George Washington

In its second straight road series of the season, the men ’ s baseball team struggled to produce runs Though the pitching staff kept the Red in ever y g a m e , Ge o r g e Wa s h i n g t o n swept Saturday’s doubleheader, 4-3 and 5-3 The following day,

t h e C o l o n i a l s t o o k t h e f i r s t game 1-0 in an extra inning nail biter, but the Red eventually got the bats going and bounced back with a 7-5 win in the series finale

The story of Saturday’s doubleheader was the Red’s inability to produce with men in scoring position Though Cornell took an early lead in the second inning off an RBI single by j u n i o r f i r s t b a s e m a n Ry a n Plantier and a two-out double by f re s h m a n c a t c h e r C o l l i n McGee, the offense remained silent until the fifth inning

Se n i o r i n f i e l d e r Bre n t o n Peters led that frame off with a walk, and junior infielder Tom D’Alessandro drove him in with a double, cutting the Colonials’ l e

unable to come up with a big hit

“ We c o u l d n ’ t g e t t i m e l y hits,” Peters said “After getting people in scoring position, we either popped out or struck out or grounded into double plays So we were doing everything to kill the rally instead of keeping it going ” In g a m e t w o , s o p h o m o re hurler Brian McAfee gave the Red a solid outing on the hill, going five innings and allowing

At 165 pounds, Dake took on Columbia’s Josh Houldsworth in the finals Dake racked up multiple takedowns throughout the match to win, 20-5, by technical fall Dake notched bonus points in all four of his matches during the weekend including two pins, a tech fall and a major decision

Why the World Baseball Classic Matters

Larry Bowa is 67 years old He played for 16 seasons in the major leagues and has managed or coached six different t e a m s He’s w o n t h e Wo r l d Series, Gold Glove Awards, and in 2001 was named National League Manager of the Year In terms of accomplishments in the game of baseball, he is easily in the first percentile Yet despite all of his achievements, it is hard to imagine him seeming more ecstatic than he was on Sunday when his

United States team (Bowa is the b e n c h c o a c h ) m o u n t e d a l a t e inning comeback to take down their northern rivals, Canada, in a tournament that many reporters have deemed merely an “exhibition

For those who don t know, the “exhibition” I am referring to is the 3rd edition of the World Baseball Classic, an event that is proving it is anything but an “exhibition ” The World Baseball

Classic was created in 2006 by Major League Baseball to allow the best players in the world to compete for their countries every 3 or 4 years However, as awesome as the tournament sounds in theory, and as exciting as the action has been thus far in 2013, it has b

United States by many members of the baseball media and fan community

The main complaints are that the games don’t matter and

It was in this same “exhibition” that Florida Marlins star closer Steve Cishek fist-pumped after getting out of an 8th inning jam as if it were Game 7 of the World Series, and a team of Puerto Rican millionaire professionals dog piled like little leaguers after clinching a berth in the second round It was also in the same “exhibition” that over a third of Japan’s entire population tuned in to watch their c o u n t r y ’ s f i r s t g a m e , a n d t h e Mexican and Canadian players felt enough disdain for one another to engage in one of nastiest baseball brawls of all time